Sass and Bide

Is anyone else seriously obsessed with the Sass and Bide Fall 2008 RTW collection? I love the tight lame pants/leggings (what are those?) and the gold glitter and the all-black combinations!






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I'm Lagging

and I am truly very sorry! Yesterday was a minimum day (first day of spring break! Yay!) and didn't wear anything too blog-worthy. After school, some friends came over and we made (or rather, my mom made) our outfits for Sadies. The theme is Under the Sea, so we're going for an Ariel reference with green skirts and purple tops. The material is pretty cool, I have to say. We kindof ran out of time since I had to go work on a science project (...yay) and so my mom didn't make mine yet. But once she does, I will definetely post it! I like how it turned out :-)

Tomorrow, I'm leaving for Vegas until Tuesday. It's a short trip, and we're basically only going because a hotel there sent my dad free room tickets for his birthday (the 12th). I think we're seeing a show (I forget which one) Monday night and hopefully shopping earlier that day! I'm excited, and will most likely bring my laptop so I can post my outfits/pictures.

I might go shopping today to get those shorts I posted down there, I hope I do! Yeah, so that's basically it. I have to go shower, I just got back from the gym. And so this post isn't sucky, here is some (maybe) inspiration!




Photo credits: Swedish blog (I can't remember which one..?), Facehunter (?), & another blog, I think. Haha, I'm horrible!

Dark & Mysterious

I fancy outfits of monochromy, so classic and chic.








All photos: The Sartorialist

Meet Jen

Name: Jen
Location: Los Angeles
Age: 21

What is your favorite piece of clothing that you own? Oh that's so hard to say, but I'd have to say it's this white dress I bought last year. everytime I wear it, someone says I look like a giant doilie. I'm not sure if they consider that a good or bad thing, but I just take it as a compliment!
Are you looking forward to Spring? Absolutely. I have tons of spring and summer dresses I can't wait to pull out and wear, along with my brighter skirts and jeans from 7th grade that I cut into shorts!
What is your favorite place to shop at? Well I don't like to spend too much money on clothes because I have to pay for other things so most of the timeIi just go to thrift stores. There is a savers down the street from my house and sometimes when I'm bored and have a little extra cash I'll ride my bike there and I'll always come out with something. But I also like Forever 21.
What inspires you? My friends. We always share clothes and have clothes swaps and they have some really great stuff. Other than that, I'm incredibly inspired by fashion in the 60's.
What do you like to besides dress incredibly? Haha. I love being outside, so I like to ride my bike and skate a lot.
and I also love taking pictures. You'll never see me without my camera on me!
What's your biggest pet-peeve (fashion wise)?I'd say the "rules" that people think they should follow (i.e. no wearing black and brown together, no wearing dark colors in the spring or bright colors in winter). I say wear what color you want to wear, when you want to wear it. As long as you feel comfortable, who cares? Fashion has no rules.


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How cute is she?
And what I wore today- "typical me" outfit, I would say. Tights, shorts (not my marroon ones!!), long top, boots, & cardigan.

You can't see the shorts in this one, but they're there. No worries.

Inspirational Cartoons

I am an avid reader of Archies comics. They are my life. I probably have more than 150 of them and I've read all of them at least 20 times each (No lie.) Last night, I was rereading some as usual and started to notice the clothing. Even though the comics are all at least 5 years old, most of the clothes go along with today's fashions. They're a combination of trendy, classy, and fun.


I love the a-line buttons and large sweater combo.


I want that green dress.



Love the sweater dress, vest, and cowboy boots combo.



Those tights/leggings are maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen.


Trench and scarf, classic.


Menswear done right.


Geek chic!

I had more, but Blogger is being mean to me again.
Which ones are your favorite?

PS- Don't forget to vote in the poll! :)

Meet Ashleigh

Name: Ashleigh
Location: Los Angeles
Age: 17

How would you describe your style? "I always hate this question because I never know what to say."
What's your favorite store/place to shop? "Secondhand shops & flea markets, 90% of my wardrobe is secondhand because I’m really cheap."
What are your favorite thrift stores/flea markets? "Thrift stores: thank you mart in Westwood village is really cool & every single thing in the store is $3.99, Jet Rag on La Brea they bring out bins of clothes on Sundays & sell everything for a dollar, Wasteland on Melrose always has an amazing selection of secondhand designer clothes. Aaardvarks is quite possibly my favorite store ever, they have so many quirky weird ugly cool clothes & it's relatively inexpensive. I never leave Aaardvarks empty handed, they even sell wigs there. As for flea markets, I love the Rose Bowl flea market in Pasadena, it's the second Sunday of every month & there is just aisles & aisles of vintage clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, sunglasses. I could, and usually do, spend the whole day there. I even have this weird shopping cart thing I bring to help me lug around my treasures."
Does LA influence the way you dress? "I'm not sure. I'd like to think that I would dress the same no matter where I grew up. The weather is normally pretty nice so I can wear dresses year round and I always see lots of well-dressed people when I'm walking around the city. It's not just fake tans, blonde hair, & juicy tracksuits like everyone thinks it is."
Where do you get most of your inspiration from? "Books. I'm a huge book nerd & whenever I get really into a book I want to dress like the characters from the books. After I read The Virgin Suicides i wanted to wear saddle shoes & paisley print dresses and after I read Great Gatsby I wanted to wear long beaded shapeless dress & red lipstick."
Describe what fashion means to you in one word. "Something that shouldn't be taken as seriously as every one makes it out to be, it's something that people should have fun with & experiment with. I know that is way longer than one word but i can never contain my thoughts to one single word."
Do you plan on majoring in something related to fashion/art? "I’m going to FIDM in the fall & majoring in visual communications so I can become a fashion stylist."


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Hola Barcelona!

I've been obsessed with foreign street style lately. It amazes me how people all the way across the world share common trends with us while still expressing their unique culture, if you know what I mean.


This first picture is my favorite. I love the layering of everything and the apples.


Hooray for colored bottoms.


And a snazzy boy who apparently has an unfortunate habit of smoking :(
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PS- Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll! Anyone who hasn't, please do!

Meet Yulia

Name: Yulia
Location: Slovakia, Zylina
Age: 19
How would you describe your style? "Very laid back, funny, colorful. Mostly 80's inspired. The moment when disco and street meets."
What are your favorite pieces of clothing? "Leggings and heels."
Where do you get inspiration from? "My dad's old vinyl records, my mum's old fashion mags, madonna clips and everyday life."
Do you follow trends or do you set them? "It depends and is hard to specify. Things I wear often don't follow the latest trends and don't really become trends. You see what I mean. I just wear what I like and what I feel like."
Who are your ultimate style icons? "Debbie Harry and Pat Benatar."

Can't you imagine her in the crazy colorfulness we call Moschino Cheap & Chic?



And in the middle of this painting?


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Because I can.

Welcome to Copenhagen

Who ever knew that Denmark, specifically Copenhagen, had such wonderfully dressed people? I didn't, that's for sure. Anyways, the wonderful Bianca showed me this blog about Copenhagen street style. It's amazing.

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I love their use of grey scale monotony.

How can you not stare at that great striped cardigan?


Find me those yellow jazz shoes and that last sweatshirt. Thank you.

Copenhagen is so effortlessly chic. I want to go there now.
Oh, and don't worry. Yulia will be shown here tomorrow. I know you can't wait :)

Hint

I recently discovered Hint Magazine and I have to say, I love it. I first checked out the featured multimedia and the three photoshoots were labeled "Bright Angles," "Streetniks," and "Easy Breezy." The latter was about menswear so I decided to check out Bright Angles first. It was full of spectacular colors for Spring- in the clothes and in the cool background things that popped up everywhere (go see what I'm talking about! It's so cool!) I couldn't help but to stare at each picture for a good 5 minutes each. I, then, moved on to Streetniks. The description talked about how radicals choose asymmetry and hoods over turtlenecks and berets. I was a bit confused and assumed that the spread would be okay. This turned out to be untrue. In one word, the photos were amazing! They were so clever and strange and...beautiful. The spread was basically about following your own path and dressing how you please.









Please tell me how amazing it would be to walk around with that metal/wire contraption attached to your coat.

Irina Lazareanu

Irina Lazareanu is definitely one of the cutest girls I’ve ever seen. Her style is effortless- I love the fact that she looks as though she just threw something on. But what sets her apart from others who go for this “I don’t care” look is that she actually looks divine. She can pull of both masculine and feminine looks, which (I would think) works to her advantage for fashion shows and such. She has modeled for Chanel, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Luella, Marc Jacobs, Jovovich-Hawk, Karl Lagerfeld, Proenza, and Anna Sui just to name a few. And as if she wasn't already successful enough, she has also co-written a track for the British rock group Babyshambles.

“I’m very influenced by the whole 1960s–1970s London era, not only in terms of my clothes but also in terms of the music I listen to, the movies I watch, the writers I read. Those influences probably translates into my personal style in an unconscious way.”





Pictures courtesy of New York Magazine

And what I wore yesterday out to Michaels and then Sprouts. I bought some nifty things from Michaels to make some bracelets based on the Lulu Frost/Nylon video on youtube. And for those of you who don't have a Sprouts near you, you're seriously missing out! It's the coolest healthiest food store everrrr. Bought some stuff to make chocolate chip/cranberry cookies. Yum.





And the finished bracelet:



Bad pictures, sorry. Do you think I could sell them for 5$?

The Lulu Frost video itself.



And lastly, what I wore today to school.




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I designed this last top and got it stitched in India :) Yay me